Part 31 (1/2)
”Guard! guard! Cooain, and the train rabbed Dave by the shoulder
”Let go there!” cried the youth, and took hold of the ht squeeze that the burgoh to release his hold
”I say, what's the matter here?” demanded the lish tone of voice
”He's been shoving lad to be able to er
The Englishust
”Can't you let the lad alone?” he de you any, is he? What's the use of acting as if you owned the whole coach?”
The burgolishman would scarcely listen He liked Dave's looks, while he could readily see that the Norwegian was nothing but a bully He said he didn't care if thehe ood deal ot into a spirited arguot up and bounced down on another seat, and his wife followed hi as they can be,”
relishman, after omaster of some small town up here in Norway, and on that account he thinks he can treat folks as he pleases I ahts Never let theland every tied to you for what you did,” answered Dave, se when he can't speak the language”
”That's true, lad What part of our country do you come from?”
”I come from the United States, and so doesAer
”Well now, isn't that strange!” exclailish lads sure Well, next to being English I'd prefer to be an American My name is Granbury Lapham”
”Granbury Lapham!” cried Dave, quickly ”Not the Lapham of the Lapham-Hausermann Expedition?”
”No, not exactly that, lad, but close to it That Laphaer than I and daffy on the subject of investigations
As soon as I heard he had started for the mountains of Norway I ca I don't want hih mountain in a snowstorm, fall over so to join the expedition?”
”Yes, if I can find it But what do you know about it?”
”I a to join it also, and so is ive his reasons Granbury Lapham listened with many a nod to the recital
”I declare, Master Porter, it sounds like a six-shi+lling novel, don't you know,” he said ”So you haven't ever seen this father of yours?
Small wonder you're in a hurry to run across him Well, I'll assist you all I can I presuether”
”With pleasure!” cried Dave, and he and the English of himself, and thus the tiot out, the burgolishman had visited Norway a nuian very well He led the way to a tavern, where all enjoyed a s coffee
”In the parts of Norhere there are no railroads the stage and sleigh lines, so called, are under the control of the governe just soa person fro the way are also subject to official control, and you can always get your et extras,” suggested Roger
”Certainly--whatever you pay for,” answered Granbury Laphah